Moderate Realism and Its Logic

In this book D. W. Mertz applies the rules and systems of mathematics and logic to instance ontology or particularism-the doctrine that asserts the individuality of properties and relations. He surveys the history of instance ontology in writings from ancient times to the present offers a lucid argument for its validity and extraordinary problem-solving capacities and associates it with a version of the realist position he calls "moderate realism."

D. W. Mertz is director of the Center for Academic Development, adjunct assistant professor of philosophy, and senior lecturer in mathematics at the University of Missouri, St. Louis.